title: Doing palliative care in the oncology office.
abstract: Palliative care is cited as providing improved communication, symptom control, treatment knowledge, and survival. The authors feel primary palliative care skills should be part of a physician's armamentarium.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: M Jennifer
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Lauren M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Erin R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Alesi
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation